I have been terribly obsessed with getting a dollfie, now that I know what they are. I came across some dollfie sites some time ago but I didn't know what they were or how much 67900 yen was. Well, now I know that's about $679, and even on eBay they're going for unbelievable amounts. I just can't fathom spending that kind of money on a doll.
So I'm distracting myself, sitting on my hands, in effect, by giving my other dolls some much-needed tlc. I decided what I desired most from a dollfie was interactiveness, however, I spent about 1/4 of that cost on each of my present dolls, but till now have been afraid to do much with them for fear of destroying their value.
I finished Marion Harland's guide tonight and I wonder ceaselessly at two things. 1. She is so down on America! Even more than I am. She complains of things in which I am so well-steeped I could not see them for what they were. In particular, American style and cookery. It is true that our food, which we count as so much more generous in portion than the overseas counterpart, is as coarse and indecorous as it is plentiful, but as an American woman I cast up my hands and declare I would rather spend my time on something else. She makes an interesting point about American women's fashions. In France women wear what looks good on them, and in America women wears what comes off the manufacturing line in the latest style. It is very conformist, and I have to admit I feel it in myself, for I would be embarrassed to wear something that is "out" even if it flattered me better. 2. Harland's other point I feel clearly from last night's experiences. I looked in my journ...